Depression in sports/football

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Dear NHS Education for Scotland,

I would like to get some information about:
1. Mental health ( mostly depression ) issues in Scotland , great Britain and how that compares to the world /Europe in the past 5 years.
2. Mental health ( mostly depression ) issues in sports in Scotland , great Britain and how that compares to the world /Europe in the past 5 years.
3.Mental health ( mostly depression ) issues in football in Scotland , great Britain and how that compares to the world /Europe in the past 5 years.
4.how many people ( sportsman's, footballers and generally ) are open about, their depression?
5. How many of those people listed in question number 4 are being treated for it.

All these information!action from the past 5 years.

Yours faithfully,

Ada

Freedom of Information and Data Protection, NHS Education for Scotland

Dear Ada

Freedom of Information Reference: FOI2018-584

I refer to your email which was received on the 1st April 2018, requesting the below information:

"I would like to get some information about:
1. Mental health ( mostly depression ) issues in Scotland , great Britain and how that compares to the world /Europe in the past 5 years.
2. Mental health ( mostly depression ) issues in sports in Scotland , great Britain and how that compares to the world /Europe in the past 5 years.
3.Mental health ( mostly depression ) issues in football in Scotland , great Britain and how that compares to the world /Europe in the past 5 years.
4.how many people ( sportsman's, footballers and generally ) are open about, their depression?
5. How many of those people listed in question number 4 are being treated for it.

All these information!action from the past 5 years."

I wish to advise that we will be responding to your request for information under the terms of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, and a response to your request will be sent within 20 working days of receipt, i.e. no later than 30th April 2018.

Kind regards

Scott

Scott Brown
Information Governance Officer
NHS Education for Scotland (NES)
T; 0131 656 3421
E; [email address]

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Freedom of Information and Data Protection, NHS Education for Scotland

Dear Ada,

 

Freedom of Information Reference:  FOI2018-584

 

Thank you for your email on the 1^st April in which you requested the
following information:

 

"I would like to get some information about:

1. Mental health ( mostly depression ) issues in Scotland , great Britain
and how that compares to the world /Europe in the past 5 years.

2. Mental health ( mostly depression ) issues in sports  in Scotland ,
great Britain and how that compares to the world /Europe in the past 5
years.

3.Mental health ( mostly depression ) issues in football in Scotland ,
great Britain and how that compares to the world /Europe in the past 5
years.

4.how many people ( sportsman's, footballers and generally ) are open
about, their depression?

5. How many of those people listed in question number 4 are being treated
for it.

 

All these information! action from the past 5 years."

 

I can confirm that under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information
(Scotland) Act 2002, NHS Education for Scotland does not hold information
falling within the description outlined in your requests.  I wish to
advise that this information may be held by NHS Scotland Health Boards.

NHS Scotland consists of 14 regional NHS Boards. The contact details for
the NHS Scotland Boards can be found within this link
[1]http://www.scot.nhs.uk/organisations/

If you are dissatisfied with this reply under the terms of the Freedom of
Information (Scotland) Act 2002, you should contact us again in writing or
by email within 40 days of receipt of this response to request an internal
review.

If you remain unhappy with the outcome of that review you may appeal to
the Scottish Information Commissioner within six months of the outcome of
the review.  The Commissioner will decide whether she feels there is a
case to take forward.  She can be contacted at:

Scottish Information Commissioner,

Kinburn Castle,

Doubledykes Road,

St Andrews,

KY16 9DS

 

e-mail: [2][email address]

 

Alternatively you can make application directly via the [3]Scottish
Information Commissioner online application form.

 

 

Kind regards

 

Scott

 

Scott Brown

Information Governance Officer

NHS Education for Scotland (NES)

T; 0131 656 3421

E; [email address]

 

 

 

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